Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1989 Page: 2 of 14
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Page 2 THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1989
Port Aransas South Jetty
Sweet diversity and a piece of the pie
Diverse, full-bodied discussion
and exchange of ideas and opinions
seems to have found a place around
the table among Port Aransas school
trustees.
If Monday night’s meeting is
any indication, freshmen and senior
trustees have hit their stride after a
rocky start.
Initial meetings appeared to be
tension-filled, almost confrontational
- as would be expected when new'-
comers take their places. Now they
have apparently checked out each
other and been satisfied with their
findings, so they’re off and running.
This assessment is not based on
the fact that the taxpayers appear to
have won a victory in the controver-
sial tax collection battle. It is based on
the premise that no single school of
thought should prevail on any gov-
erning body.
It is refreshing, exhilarating in
fact, to witness the trustees’ discus-
sion, variances of opinions and ap-
proaches to problem-solving.
We may not always agree with
Spinoff
Mary
Henkel
Judson |
the result, but if it is arrived at after
thorough study and discussion, we
can be sure the trust we’ve placed in
our elected board members has been
well earned.
*******
More good news came our way
this week with the signing by Gov.
Bill Clements of the “cruise ship bill”
that makes one day “cruises to no-
where” trom Port Aransas as close to
a sure bet as you can get.
The Corpus Christi Port Au-
thority has given every indication that
the old hopper dredge dock, inside the
city limits of Port Aransas, will be
used as a terminal for a cruise line.
Now is the time for Port Aran-
sas to start packaging deals to be
presented to the cruise line to draw to
tourists here. You can be certain Unit
Corpus Christi hotels have already
sent their proposals to the printer.
I lindsiglu gave us 20-20 vision
after Sea World opened. We knew
then that we should have already ar-
ranged vacation packages that in-
cluded a link between Sea World and
Port Aransas.
Since we know now what we
should have known then, we should
be able to act now to gel a piece of the
cruise ship pic.
Ya wanna bet?
The Southern Baptist Conven-
tion in Las Vegas? Next the Pope will
visit Waco!
***
“Sarah, post this memo: 'In the
future the Washington beat will not
be covered by Rather, Schicfcr and
Stahl. We’re bringing in a team bet-
ter qualified to cover the news com-
ing out of dial city...Donahue, Oprah
and Gcraldo.’”
***
“I apologize for the communica-
tions director of the Republican Na-
tional Committee resorting to tactics
like those with which I beat that wimp
Dukakis.”
* * *
For their part in a scheme to bribe
a Navy official to win a S24 million
contract one Tcledync Electronics “Austin has the nation’s largest
official was given six months in a number of urban bats.”
halfway house and another will spend “We could have used some of
them during that last game in Omaha.”
m ^—m ***
Cactus
Pryoi
three months in a halfway house. Lite
justice!
***
“Did you hear that the new Prime
Minister of Japan has been accused
of having a sexual relationship four
years ago w'ilh a former geisha?”
“Who?”
“Uno”
“No, I don’t.”
“Pass the Nut & Money.”
***
“Johnny, this report card is a
disgrace! You will go to bed without
your supper and there will be no tele-
vision forjwo weeks.”
“What happened to that kinder
and gentler nation routine?”
Paper fan
Enclosed is my subscription fee
for the coming year.
1 would like to let you know
how much 1 enjoy your paper! I ony
Amos’ column is my favorite - a sci-
entist with such poetic writing skills!
Jack Moore’seulogy to his wifc,
Jim Atwill’s letter about his bout with
the Portuguese Man-of-War while
swimming, your coverage of Ocean
Week, and the good Garden Club
news you always have - those arc my
favorites for the past year. I always
look to sec when low tide is - love that
graph each week!
I do miss Phy 11 is Yocheni’ s bird
column. 1 hope you might be able to
restore that some day!
Thanks for all the good Port A
news as well as those special features!
Betty Whitt
Corpus Christi
Kid coverage
I want to personally thank you on
behalf of the Redllsh Bay Chapter ol
the GCCA and the kids for your pub-
licityandcovcrageoflhc“Kids’Fish-
ing Tournament”. Your publicity
helped make he tournament a real
success. Your coverage of the fishing
tournament, I’m sure, will bring back
all of this year’s participants plus lots
of additional kids for next year’s tour-
nament.
The smiles and looks on the kids’
faces told the whole story—-they were
thrilled. I’m sure we’ve won over a
whole new generation of fishermen
for the future. There is no better way
for a youngster to spend their spare
time than fishing and enjoying the
great outdoors which the Coastal Bend
has to offer.
Thanks once again for your ex-
cel lent coverage of the “Kids’ Fishing
Letters
to the
editor
Tournament”.
Yours truly,
S. L. Canterbury, III
President, Rcdfish Bay Chapter,
GCCA
Thanks for help
The Coastal Bend Chapter of the
American Red Cross extends its sin-
cere appreciation to all the volunteers
who made the recent cholesterol
screening program a huge success.
Those who participated in the
screening program at the IGA Family
Center on June 14 and 15 saw only the
end results of hundreds of hours of
preparation. Without the dedication
and hard work donated by Wanda
Barr and Mark Creighton, this pro-
gram would not have been possible.
Through their combined efforts, we
were able to launch a saturation media
blitz with maximum effectiveness.
The generosity of Mike Hall, Bill
Gaskin and I. B. McGee of the Family
Center was far beyond anything ex-
pected when they volunteered their
facility for the screening program.
Of course such a program would
not be possible without the cadre of
volunteers who so unselfishly gave of
their time and expertise. Ginger
Henley, Billie Jo Hester and Sally
Jones were absolutely wonderful as
our immutable fingcrstickcrs., while
Wanda Barr. Lena Hindman. Pat
Nichols and Anna Bell Currie were
instrumental in performing the analy-
ses. Additionally, the invaluable hours
donated by Inez Strand, Anna Miller,
Nancy Beck,LconabcllcTurnbul 1, Pat
Boulanger, Franccllc Lambcrtson,
Elcsha D. Barr, Vivian Goddard, and
Caroline Kinney, providing registra-
tion and information services, con-
tributed significantly to the program’s
outcome.
Last, but not least, we would like
to extend our thanks to the fine citi-
zens of Port Aransas who showed that
they arc concerned about their health
future. The media saturation and
excellent location resulted in almost
three hundred Port Aransans receiv-
ing cholesterol screening. This is well
over 14 percent of your population.
An excellent turnout considering we
usually only receive about a five per-
cent response. This shows that the
average citizen is becoming more
concerned not only with their daily
health status, but with their future
health awareness. People with ele-
vated levels can now lake positive
steps to reduce the chances of heart
attack or stroke.
Our hats off to the people of Port
A and especially the high spirited
volunteers within your community.
For further information, on Red
Cross programs, you may call 887-
9991.
Sincerely,
Judy Ocslrcich
Asst. Chapter Manager
Corpus Christi
Funny; what happened to
A funny thing happened to me on
my way to the rivers of Washington
state and the delights of Seattle and
the rest of the colorful Northwest.
You do recall that’s where I was
headed in IT, the monstrous “condo
on wheels” acquired a few months
back during a mental blackout.
Well, while I was getting the
little car patched up (re last week’s
Soiled Saga), I was whining to a
friend about the motor coach. Com-
paring it to an expensive pet or drug
habit. You know, the k>nrt of thina
that inhibits life instead of adding
zest. An anchor that keeps you tied to
the same dock. An albatross dan-
gling from a noose around your neck.
That kind of thing.
To make a short story shorter, I
sold IT. Some folks heard I was
thinking about it, they had the fever
and I was easily persuaded. Although
it was/is a spiffy way to travel; if you
don’t mind spending $40 to$50 bucks
for gasoline to drive 300 miles; if you
arc willing to take 30 minutes each
morning just to check out things be-
fore you leave the RV park, which
only charged $15 to use their “full
hook-up” for one night; if you have
nerves of steel needed for city driving
and the patience of JOB needed for
climbing hills at 10 to 15 mph!
Anyway, they wanted IT and I
didn’t. So I sold IT. Which means
that when I head for the hills of Wash-
ington state, this lime I’ll be in the
CRX, averaging 36 to 40 miles per
gallon. And something better than
that in the mph department.
Of course, I’ll take my lent and
Scattershooting #"
lack L. 1
Moore
bedroll along. And I’ll have to make
do with a small cooler instead of a
refrigerator-freezer and ice-maker.
But you know.
With what I save on gas alone, I’ 11
be able to camp out in some pretty
nice places. Holiday Inns, Howard
Johnsons, Econotcls, etc.
I’ll keep you posted.
***
If you arc planning to travel this
summer, here are some facts and places
you may want to put on your itinerary.
The geographic center of the
conterminous United States is near
the town of Lebanon in Smith County,
KS. The highest city isLcadville.CO
- 10,200 feet. Calapatria, CA, is the
lowest - 183 feet below sea level.
Mammoth Cave of Kentucky is
more than 190 miles long; the Grand
Canyon in Arizona is 277 miles long,
4 to 18 miles wide and one mile deep;
the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado
soars 1,053 feet tjbove the river below
it; and a TV tower in Blanchard, ND
is 2,063 feet high, the tallest structure
intheU.S. (The Sears Tower in Chi-
cago, at 1,454 feet, is the tallest build-
ing.)
But you don’t have to set out to
find things that rank high in whatever
category There are lots of wonderful
and beautiful sights in this great coun-
try. In ordinary places, to be seen in
ordinary ways, but with long-lasting
extraordinary impact on our lives.
Do it.
***
I spoke with you earlier about the
movie “Field of Dreams.” I have
another recommendation. It’s Robin
Williams in “The Dead Poets Soci-
ety.”
For me, it was exceptionally good.
Williams is excellent, playing the role
of a teacher in a low-key yet memo-
rable way. The remainder of the cast
is anonymous, but they arc fine young
actors, some destined for greatness.
Guess it’s only fair to warn you
though. There is a message. A strong
and vibrant challenge to its viewers.
Go and see it. Seize the day!
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Learning to dress in Texas
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man of Corpus Christi has adopted a
black guayabera in his courtroom as
a tropical replacement for the usual
judicial robe. Learning of the deci-
sion Judge Joaquin Villarreal re-
sponded with an opinion that “no one
but gringos and tourists wear guay-
aberas.” My sympathy lies with the
Blackman court, assuming of course
that his guayabera is tailored to ankle
length. I am after all a traditionalist.
Also assumed that in his bent for
comfort the judge docs not defeat his
purpose by wearing long trousers
beneath when underpants alone are
sufficient. For those of us who arc less
than honorablcs the loose-fitting guay-
abera is both more comfortable and
suitable to our South Texas climate
than the tight-fitting knit shirts fa-
vored by so many, indeed the major-
ity. The knit shirt is a California
fashion, appropriate to aelimate where
the temperature seldom reaches the
80s. How did California gain a mo-
nopoly on the sportswear market? I
have often wondered. California is
also the land where the T-shirt was
born, endured and spread around the
world. Once a piece of men’s under-
wear priced at less than a buck, the T-
shirt has become uni-sex, comes in all
colorsof the rainbow and emblazoned
with slogans, art work and advertis-
ing. Even though Miller Lite may be
your favorite beer, Fritos your favor-
ite snack, why the hell I ask should
you tell the world with a garment that
is hawked for a $10 price tag?
BEFORE COMING to Texas
now these many years ago, I had spent
most of my adult life in the tropics.
One of the first things I learned about
living in sunny climes was. that the
ideal clothing is light iri weight and
coloring, and loose fitting. Now
summcrclimatcs warmer than in Texas
may be found in the Persian Gulf and
in the interior equatorial zones of parts
of Africa and South America, nowhere
else. It makes little or no sense then
that Texans have never demonstrated
the initiative, the gumption to design
clothing nnnronrinto to ihoir own
region. The door is open, yea begging
for the enterprising entrepreneur to
Tidemarks
C.M.
Henkel Jr.
create a new industry.
Sensible garments such as the
guayabera and what arc known as
Mexican dresses come from Mexico.
Or perhaps not so the latter which was
more likely first the idea of American
missionaries in the South Pacific where
their puritanical tastes scorned joy,
the ravishing sight of well-formed
dusky maidens au naturcl. Research
reveals that those gunny sack dresses,
holes cut out for neck and arms mi-
grated to the Hawaiian Islands and
thence to Mexico. Modern versions
arc graced with embroidery or artistic
patterns. They arc sensible, but not
pretty. Were I a fashion designer, I’d
suggest that the appearance of both
the Mexican dress and the guayabera
might be somewhat enhanced were
waistlines nipped in and belted, loosely
of course. All this is just plain hors-
esense—unless you argue that beauti-
ful bodies need no adornment. There,
need it be said, you’ll get no argument
from me.
IT WAS CALIFORNIANS
again who popularized men’s shorts.
They began by calling them walking
shorts or Bermuda shorts, I suppose in
order to distinguish them from under-
pants. The U.S. Navy almost beat
them to it during WWII. Copying the
British, shorts were approved by the
high brass. But only briefly. Tough
old CPOs were double damned if they
would expose their knobby knees nd
hairy legs.
Here I may claim the personal
distinction (?) of being one of the first
Texans to wear shorts, in about 1950.
A sneaky photographer took my pic-
ture, and it appeared on the front page
of the Beaumont Enterprise. Until
then I hadn ’ t real ized my shorts caused
people to stare, but then I was used to'
staring because even then I wore a
beard. Shorts had long been accepted
as part of an officer’s uniform in the
steamship company in which I served*
from some 20 years. Our voyages
were mostly to the Far East, and I
suppose you might say, like the Navy,
we aped the Brits. Shorts then reached
to just above the knees, had wide leg
openings an beltless waist bands and
were in two colors, white Or tan. Well,
the Californians changed all that.
Shorts became skin tight and short
and sometimes shorter than decency
would allow.
I WOULD WISH old Bob
McCrackin were around. Bob, as
only a few of you know, was a beloved
Corpus Christi editor who in the early
1950s launched a campaign for men
to discard their tics and jackets during
the hot South Texas summers. He
gained a lot of followers, but his ser-
mons came too late. Air conditioning'
was becoming increasingly common-
place, and he lost the battle. His cause
became as hopeless as finding an of-
fice today with a window that can be
opened.
I don’t know whether there is:
any special space reserved for great:
newspapermen in the great beyond,:
but if there is I can sec Bob there,|
sitting under a covered gallery with
overhead fans and a cool breeze waft-;
ing from across the open prairie.;
Looking down upon us benighted fools:
in our air conditioned world he mur-
murs: “I reckon my timing on earth
turned out to be just about right.” God
bless! L
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city would be ill-advised to guaran-
teed a loan to a private party.
“I’d rather be able to have a
medical clinic to lease if they fail,”
Councilman Ken Williams said.
The land the doctors want to
lease is cast of city hall and south of
the Port Aransas Animal Shelter be-
tween Cotter Street and Avenue A.
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